Parliamentary questions

288. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth the annual cost to the State of funding an individual student in secondary education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27085/25]

289. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth the public annual cost to the State of funding an individual student in primary education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27086/25]

290. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide information on the remote area grant including procedure for application and basis on which eligibility is assessed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27102/25]

291. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the building project for the provision of one additional mainstream classroom at a school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27103/25]

292. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason children attending ASD pre-schools are not entitled to a special transport grant unlike those enrolled in ASD classes in primary and secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27104/25]

293. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will increase funding to the Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board (LOETB) in light of the fact that it has received the lowest annual funding allocation from the former Department of Children and has the lowest number of UBU projects; if she will consider prioritising funding to provide two new UBU projects for the …

294. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on measures to introduce public sector status, revised salary and annual leave entitlements for school caretakers and secretaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27121/25]

295. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans for the redesignation of schools for children with mild general learning disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27125/25]

296. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will examine a matter relating to a school (details supplied) in County Sligo; the reason the school bus service that was scheduled to commence in September 2025 may now be delayed until 2030; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27126/25]

297. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether a school (details supplied) will be opening a secondary on their new grounds. [27155/25]

298. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason there are no secondary schools to take students from (details supplied). [27156/25]

299. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools providing summer education programme in the post codes of Dublin 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10, in tabular form. [27209/25]

300. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the annual additional cost of providing pensions parity to school secretaries and caretakers, in line with the demands of a union (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27210/25]

301. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the assistance available to the parent of a child (details supplied) to access school transport or be financially assisted with the cost of fuel, so their child can continue to attend vital autism preschool; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27211/25]

302. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department can financially support the daily travel costs incurred by family of a child (details supplied) who has an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis and attends an ASD pre-school far from their home, on the recommendation of a special educational needs organiser; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27…

303. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will take immediate action to resolve an issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27226/25]

304. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 984 of 29 April 2025, to outline to the nearest reasonable estimated month, the projected opening date for the new special school at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27227/25]

305. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline to the nearest reasonable estimated month, the projected date of opening of the new school building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27228/25]

306. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to allow school secretaries and school caretakers access to the public service pension scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27233/25]

307. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will outline her Department's plan to add an autism class to a primary school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27236/25]

308. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to increase the maximum allocation capped at €550 for ICT grants for special educational students. [27237/25]

309. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that submissions made to her Department including quotes and Seno recommendations often face wait times of 8-9 months before approval is provided for the ICT grants for schools; and if she will commit to setting a cap of a maximum four months to receive a response from the department regarding ICT grants. [27238…

310. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will allow schools to be invoiced for ICT supplies by companies rather than provide receipts to the department to get reimbursed." [27239/25]

311. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will outline her Department's plans to approve a refurbishment of an old school (details supplied); if she will outline if the ASD class for the same school will be approved following a supplementary report which was submitted in Q1 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27361/25]

312. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will intervene to ensure a child (details supplied) will get a place in a local special school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27362/25]